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04 Feb 02 - 10:27 AM (#641980) Subject: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron Here are a couple of clips of the lads.click |
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04 Feb 02 - 10:40 AM (#641993) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC Is you 'appy? |
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04 Feb 02 - 12:26 PM (#642081) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: Ebbie 'By the Glow of the Kerosene Light' is luscious. Eb |
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04 Feb 02 - 12:33 PM (#642088) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC You're right, Ebbie, it is. These guys are great. |
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04 Feb 02 - 01:32 PM (#642151) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: GUEST,Dale . . . and then there's Peein' In The Snow and other classics ~~ my favorite is Chainsaw Earle. |
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04 Feb 02 - 02:33 PM (#642207) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron Ah you guys have got good taste.Y had some downloads somewhere that have the full records on them.If anyone is interested I will look for them and post them here.ljc |
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05 Feb 02 - 01:11 AM (#642736) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC Yes please, LJC. |
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05 Feb 02 - 04:57 AM (#642800) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: sian, west wales Peein' in the Snow, definitely, Dale. A classic. Heck, I've even got the songbook! sian, west wales |
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05 Feb 02 - 06:54 AM (#642832) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC Go here and click on the box in the lower left corner that says "Click here for a view of... Life In "The Pits"". |
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05 Feb 02 - 07:15 AM (#642841) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC And if you go here, and click on some of the album covers, you can find some more sound clips. |
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05 Feb 02 - 08:05 AM (#642873) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron Ah think ah postit this Newfoundland site afore,tho,no' aboot BWIF.However,here it is again.Go tae comedy ,the bwif,then click oan the album.Dinnae miss "The Yammie".click |
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05 Feb 02 - 08:48 AM (#642902) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC Oh, ljc, if I was up there on The Rock right now, I would most probably have to give you a great big fat slobbery kiss! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! |
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05 Feb 02 - 09:16 AM (#642923) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron If ye get here ah'll take ye up oan that.Then we can jump oan the Harley an' nip oot tae Glovertown an' Job's Cove tae see the lads. ljc |
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05 Feb 02 - 09:00 PM (#643465) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC Sounds great ljc!
Maybe I can persuade Jack the Sailor, Little Hawk, and gnu to go with me on a road trip up there next summer ;-) ( ...and maybe stop off at Naemanson's wedding on the way) |
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05 Feb 02 - 09:17 PM (#643471) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron Aye,august when the folk festival is oan.ljc |
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06 Feb 02 - 03:36 PM (#644048) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: gnu Hoping to be on the Grand Codroy come July or August month. But workload will dictate that event. Might be able to get a side trip in, if I can get the main trip in visiting the Codroy Crowd. Might even be able to work it into the workload !? Must work on that. Been far too long. Pray tell, what's the festival's name ? Is there a website ? Does the Provincial Government put out any info ? Will there be a drop or two ? My apologies, ljc, I know I asked you this before... I got a memory like a steel trap, but it's rusted open. Where are you to ? |
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06 Feb 02 - 06:41 PM (#644158) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron click I am in Torbay awaaay on the other side of the island.This is the big on as we have guests and visitors from all over the world to it.There are lots of others all over though.I told Fielding to get in touch with Frank Maher about appearing here.He should not have any bother. ljc |
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07 Feb 02 - 06:50 AM (#644410) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: gnu Right early August ! Regatta ! When the population of George Street, the pub district, swells to that of Orillia ! Wish I had a dog cart just that one night, with an endless supply of dogs and wurst. Torbay. That would be quite a side trip. It would take about a week because I wouldn't be able to pass up visiting buddies along the way. CC... if you are planning a road trip around then, you'd better make your ferry reservations soon. |
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07 Feb 02 - 07:51 AM (#644427) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron Here's a quick tour.click |
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07 Feb 02 - 07:11 PM (#644853) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC Aaargh! You have to book the ferries that far in advance? How much do those buggers cost, anyway? Here's a link for the words to "The Yammie", otherwise known as "The Copper", for those of us who need some help with the translatin' |
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07 Feb 02 - 07:23 PM (#644866) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron CarolC me duckie,that's no' the yammie.It's the chopper.Two different monologues.ljc |
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07 Feb 02 - 07:24 PM (#644869) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC Or maybe "The Chopper" and "The Yammie" aren't the same thing. I'm confused now. But I thought I saw the words to "The Yammie" somewhere. |
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07 Feb 02 - 07:25 PM (#644870) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC Oops. Cross posted, ljc. |
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07 Feb 02 - 08:12 PM (#644903) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron He took the engine from the Vette Chopper an' put it in the Ski-doo. ljc |
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07 Feb 02 - 08:25 PM (#644909) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC That's right! And I couldn't understand as much of that story because I hadn't read it first like I did with "The Chopper". I'm going to have to go listen to it a few more times. Great stuff! |
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07 Feb 02 - 08:41 PM (#644917) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: Justa Picker Their official web site is here. |
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07 Feb 02 - 10:33 PM (#644983) Subject: ADD: Chainsaw Earl From: little john cameron Chainsaw Earl He was skinny as a rake like two by four Ugly as sin born premature Mother had trouble trying to take To a kid that looked like a garden rake All sons are sons and Dad wasn't proud Didn't make him feel like one of the crowd Wood-cuttin' boys from up in the sticks laughed at the sight of Earl. (Wimp!)
He was treated like scum and he felt like dirt
Stunned, stunned, stunned, stunned Earle
In this little town life went on the same
And nobody knew neither foe nor friend
Chain, chain, chain saw Earle
His cutter bar was ten foot two
Lightin up a smoke he let the chain saw down
(Sing it) Stunned, stunned, stunned as me arse
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07 Feb 02 - 11:25 PM (#645027) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: 53 How about the Derailers? |
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08 Feb 02 - 07:00 AM (#645202) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: gnu CC... http://www.marine-atlantic.ca/ If you get your dates narrowed down, I can give you some advice on when to cross and when not to cross. Some ships are better than others, especially on the Argentia crossing. I have an inside track... I worked with the ferries for seven years. |
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08 Feb 02 - 03:36 PM (#645506) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC That's good to know, gnu. Thanks. We might need your inside connection. |
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08 Feb 02 - 03:41 PM (#645509) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: GUEST,Jack The Sailor little john cameron When did they move Torbay **G** If I remember correctly in the summer you can get from Torbay to Bannerman park in 1/2 hour easily. were you thinking about the Hangashore festival? |
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08 Feb 02 - 03:48 PM (#645516) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron Naw that's no' whit a meant.Ah meant fae the Codroy valley.ljc |
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08 Feb 02 - 04:29 PM (#645536) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: GUEST,Jack The Sailor Gotcha!! How about the Conception Bay Festival, less crowded, quite traditional and close to my hometown... Bay Roberts Carbonear (Conception Bay festival, second longest running festival in the province), held the last full weekend of July, so if the George Street festival is held then and loud rock music and hordes of boisterous partially drunken late teen and early twenty sorts and rock fans are not your cup of tea, or just to catch some celtic and other folk music in a semi-rural environment, check it out. |
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08 Feb 02 - 04:41 PM (#645543) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron Aye ye're right,bit whit aboot the offal. LOL. LJC |
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08 Feb 02 - 06:03 PM (#645580) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: gnu tsk ! |
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12 Feb 02 - 09:38 AM (#648116) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: GUEST,Buddy Wasisname I thought I'd get in here and alert you all to our site, it's www.buddywasisname.com Thanks to carol who alerted me to the existance of the Mudcat Cafe, I must've heard about it before but I'm here now, what a site! I just cant find any of our song lyrics on the Lyrics pages, any suggestions, or questions? Buddy |
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12 Feb 02 - 09:45 AM (#648126) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC I vouch for this guest. I know it's the real Buddy Wasisname because I just got an e-mail from him/them. |
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12 Feb 02 - 10:03 AM (#648149) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron Welcome Kevin,excuse the madness that is going on here at the moment.Max will sort it out eventually!I suppose you guys are having a rest for a while.All that gallivantin is enough to addle you. How are the old tendons?Funny thing is that on the same day i nearly chopped my hand of with a grinder.Still get tingles when anything touches it lightly. Lots of stuff going on here on the Island these days.A far cry from when we started eh? Anyway welcome again.ljc |
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12 Feb 02 - 10:19 AM (#648163) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: gnu Kevin... come on in and haul up a stump ! Like ljc said, ignore all the "GUEST" threads on at the moment. You'll enjoy all the time you care to spend with this crowd. There are lots of great music discussions and great "philosophical" debates. Laughter is a staple around here. Welcome. |
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12 Feb 02 - 10:30 AM (#648170) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron Mostly by that great Irish bard"Phil O'Sophical" ljc |
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12 Feb 02 - 04:36 PM (#648451) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC Well, I have a question. How did you (ljc and gnu) know it was Kevin? (If in fact it was.)
Which leads me to my next question...
For the fellers: What's the story behind the name? Are you guys a collective like the Borg, and you all use the name "Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers", or is one of you "Buddy" (Kevin maybe?) and the other fellers are the Other Fellers?
And my last question (for now)... Do you guys need someone to play piano accordion for you? (Just kidding. I really suck. But in a very sincere sort of way.) |
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12 Feb 02 - 04:46 PM (#648457) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: gnu I just followed ljc's lead, assuming he knew it was Kevin at the controls. Now, CC, you really left that wide open. Spaw would jump on you so quickie for that. |
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12 Feb 02 - 04:51 PM (#648466) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron Buddy's name is Kevin Blackmore,sure ah thocht aw'body knew that! Here in Newfoundland Buddy is a catch-all name when the persons name is not known.The other fellas his buddies.The story goes that whe the lads got together the were not too familiar,so they were called BWOF.. Too late Carol,Ray would get jealous. ljc |
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12 Feb 02 - 06:30 PM (#648556) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC Wide open is it gnu? Hmmm.... I can think of a few other people who might
Well, ljc, I hope you can forgive the ignorance of a poor hangashore living in West Virginia. But I only just discovered the wonders of BWOF after you posted this thread.
In fact, as much as I find that I love it, I'm very much a newcomer to Newfoundland culture in general, and I still have a lot to learn. Now, I agree that Ray is a mighty fine accordionist. But he only has buttons, and not too many basses, if any. Surely everyone could use an accordionist with 120 basses total, including one whole row just for looking at (but never to play). However, I think the chances are very good that I am not that person.
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12 Feb 02 - 08:19 PM (#648677) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron Aw Carol,if ye've no' seen Buddy in person then ye've missed a vision o' Newfoundland manhood.The sheer occular magnificence portrayed is impossible to convey in mere words.Charisma is only a joke tae this man. ljc |
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12 Feb 02 - 08:32 PM (#648684) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron Here ye go then.click |
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12 Feb 02 - 08:58 PM (#648709) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC ljc, once again, I find that I am profoundly in your debt. You were right! If ever there was a man who could wear plaid and yellow (and stuff), Buddy is certainly that man! What's it going to take for me to repay your wonderful kindness this time? |
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12 Feb 02 - 09:25 PM (#648736) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron Ah'll hae ye know ah'm a sick man.Ah'm a sucker for weemin accordion players.Mah psychiartist has banned me fae listenin tae Sharon Shannon records,an she disnae play oney bass notes.For Gawds sake dinnae tell me ye play the fiddle tae.If ye ever get tae Newfoundland ye'll hae the time o' yer life.Mudcatter Frank Maher has umpteen accordion records in his collection.Ah'll see if ah can find some o' his oan the net. ljc |
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13 Feb 02 - 08:35 PM (#649586) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC No fiddle ljc. But I really enjoy the basses. So what with the keyboard, the basses, and the bellows (where the spirit of the instrument lives), I think I've got about as much as I can handle at one time. Although I did see a man play the accordion and a trumpet at the same time on a movie once. Looks like the trip probably won't be happening anyway. Nobody wants to go with me. Ah well. Probably make your psychiatrist's life a little easier anyway. I guess I'll have to figure out another way to return your generosity. |
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13 Feb 02 - 09:01 PM (#649605) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron How about getting Fielding to get of his arse and get a booking at the folk festival.Then you could come with him.ljc |
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14 Feb 02 - 06:03 AM (#649791) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: GUEST,Buddy Wasisname Hello Folks: Since I have a only few minutes every odd day to spend chatting I've got behind a little. Someone back up the line asked about the name ( and who hasn't, it's where every AM radio morning show host in the country starts the interview)... I was Buddy Wasisname before I met the Other Fellers. The truth is my handle as Buddy was never meant as anything but a temporary fix to the much greater problem, that of a real name. In Newfoundland the terms "Wassisface", "What ch'call", and most often "Wasisname" are expressly used to identify someone whos name you don't remember. The ubiquitous "Buddy" is a term for anyone, even if you do remember their name - no gender implied in its use. I thought years ago that the pair would make a good solo performer name - providing he wasn't in the same market as Roch Voisine, Brian Adams and Blondie. Well... when the Other Fellers joined forces with me there was only one choice for a name. The whole of it had the paradoxical twist of making someone identify our group by simply forgetting. Inevitably people would shoot for the name and come up with something close, nevertheless it was always certain who they would be referring to... we crowd! Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Buddy |
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14 Feb 02 - 06:12 AM (#649793) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: GUEST,Buddy Wasisname Hello Folks: Since I have a only few minutes every odd day to spend chatting I've got behind a little. Someone back up the line asked about the name ( and who hasn't, it's where every AM radio morning show host in the country starts the interview)... I was Buddy Wasisname before I met the Other Fellers. The truth is my handle as Buddy was never meant as anything but a temporary fix to the much greater problem, that of a real name. In Newfoundland the terms "Wassisface", "What ch'call", and most often "Wasisname" are expressly used to identify someone whos name you don't remember. The ubiquitous "Buddy" is a term for anyone, even if you do remember their name - no gender implied in its use. I thought years ago that the pair would make a good solo performer name - providing he wasn't in the same market as Roch Voisine, Brian Adams and Blondie. Well... when the Other Fellers joined forces with me there was only one choice for a name. The whole of it had the paradoxical twist of making someone identify our group by simply forgetting. Inevitably people would shoot for the name and come up with something close, nevertheless it was always certain who they would be referring to... we crowd! Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Buddy |
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14 Feb 02 - 06:24 AM (#649798) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: gnu There's no doubt that the name also introduces your group as a fun-loving bunch and, as soon as you hear it, you know it's from the far east. One of the finest names I've heard... descriptive to say the least. |
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28 Feb 02 - 08:18 PM (#660330) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: CarolC Aiieeee!!!
I am cut to the quick! I've been compared to AM radio morning show hosts! (But I think it might be Canadian AM radio morning show hosts, so maybe that's ok.)
I have another question just in case Mr. Wasisname is still checking in here...
I've noticed that the harmonies you guys use are incredibly rich and complex. And I also notice that you sometimes use words in a very rhythmic way, to the extent that the words sometimes seem to actually form the rhythm of the song.
What I'm wondering is whether or not these elements in your music are representative of the musical culture of Newfoundland, or if they are uniquely your own.
I've been thinking about some other singers who have similarly complex harmonies and word-rhythms: Ladysmith Black Mambazo and some men's choirs from Wales. I've been theorizing that singing in mines may have played a part in the way the styles of singing developed for these two groups of people.
If your styles of singing are representative of Newfoundland culture, do you have any idea what cultural influences and other conditions might have contributed to these styles having evolved the way they did? If your sound isn't representative of Newfoundland culture but is instead, uniquely your own, I must congratulate the three of you on what you've created. It's pretty impressive. |
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28 Feb 02 - 08:52 PM (#660355) Subject: RE: Buddy Wassisname etc From: little john cameron Ok Kevin,answer that!! Whew,ljc |